And She's Rolling!

Going, going, gone! From back to tummy!! I think she might have done it much sooner if she was only presented with the opportunity. Poor Nella is deprived of floor time as she has a bigger but still very young big sister who would climb right on top of her and love her to pieces!

Yay Nella! Mommy, Daddy, Lilly, Abby and Tessa are so very proud of you! Now stop growing already!

Princess for the Day!

I had four! And there were at leas t15 more! They were all darling and had a royal time at their sweet cousin Amber's 3rd Birthday party today! More photos on Facebook for your viewing pleasure! Such a wonderful party it was. Thanks so much for having us Rachael -- You are fabulous! XO

Even Cinderella herself attended!

At Last

At Last -- I found my battery charger!
At Last -- I was able to take some pictures!
At Last -- I finally got all of my laundry put away from moving!
At Last -- A blog post to update all of you!
At Last -- We are all moved in and starting to settle!
At Last -- We had some friends over for dinner {thanks for coming}!
At Last -- I have wireless Internet in my house again thanks to some help from some VERY special people in my life!
At Last -- Those beautiful faces you have been requesting...

2, 4 , 1 , 3 -- I LOVE you!

It WAS Worth it!

And I will tell you all about it soon. Move was successful! We are here {all of us -- including kitty Smokey who we finally brought home tonight. He was missing us and is thrilled to be reunited with us once again} and loving it. Slowly unpacking, settling, having visits from friends and family continually {keep coming --We love having you here}! I have not taken a picture in WAY too long and am hoping to get back into that soon. So many important things to think about like changing our address at the post office, getting Lilly registered for school in September and getting everything organized and in it's place -- because everything has its place and in it's place it should be -- I promise it makes for a happier me!

Updates soon and maybe some pictures! Happy Sunday everyone!

One Two Three Four

They are all still here and well. And, in between rainy day library visits, splash park fun with friends, a gazillion and one visits to the new house, making huge messes and driving Mommy nuts they are trying VERY hard to stay out of my way while I pack.

We WILL get through this. And a blog post break in the middle of all the far from sanity and more like crazy moments, just might help me get back on track! Back to packing!

It WILL be worth it! It WILL be worth it!

We LOVE Hay Bay!

Seriously WONDERFUL family weekend!

Boating, collecting shells, sand play, pool time, lots of swinging, bbqs, beautiful weather {most of the time}, drinks, camp fires, smoores, 2 first time boat rides, funny babies in life jackets, 3 kiddos sleeping in one room successfully, pull out couches, old family friends, chit chat, smiles, laughing and SO MUCH LOVE! pictures {lots of them}, singing, tom toms, trips into town for fishing line and kiddy pools, wind {lots of it}, chicken poop smell, homemade hamburgers, fresh corn on the cob and perhaps one bribing photo in this collage... but, I'll never tell!

Thank you so much Mom and Myles for this opportunity and so glad to catch up with you Judy, Ralph and especially Kelly! XXX

In other news, we are moving in only a few weeks time and I am frantically trying to pack with four kiddos and two animals running around. We are BUSY for the rest of the month and likely missing from the blog world for a little bit. In the mean time I will still try and stay caught up on your lives. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the summer. Stay safe, be happy, have fun! Fall will be here before we know it!

My Sleeping Angel

Who is four whole months today! Happy Birthday Nella Bunny!

Nella is falling asleep on her own now! At least she has been at night for the past five nights or so! Very excited about this! Also excited that just a few minutes ago I laid her down in her bed and only moments later she was asleep! This is a new exciting milestone on her fourth month birthday. She has not done this during the day very often! Looks like we may have another good sleeper on our hands! Whoo hoo!

Her third month includes much of the following:

holding her head on her own quite steadily
much more enjoyment from tummy time
chomp chomp chomping on those chubby little hands constantly
lots and lots of drool
falling asleep on her own after being layed down
reaching and grabbing at toys
longer periods of time in the exersaucer
lots of smiles giggles and new screaming voice (Thanks for teaching her Mason!)
sucking on her middle and ring finger to fall asleep (right hand)

Nella continues to be a spoil led little girl. Most of her stimulation comes from her big sisters and her Mommy all day. These baby toys and gadgets don't stimulate her well enough. And well, we are okay with that. We will continue to spoil her and dote on her because she is just so lovable and those smiles and giggles I spoke about are pretty darn rewarding I tell ya!

Love you baby girl. You are growing much too quickly!

Wordless Wednesday

I Miss...

Those care free days!